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Microsoft AI-901 Practice Status: AI Fundamentals

Track AI-901 practice status for the updated Azure AI Fundamentals route and request IT Mastery coverage.

AI-901 is the replacement exam route for Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals after AI-900 retires. It keeps fundamentals-level AI workload coverage while adding more explicit Azure implementation awareness, Microsoft Foundry exposure, and Python familiarity.

This page tracks the AI-901 practice-bank rollout for IT Mastery. Dedicated AI-901 simulator practice is not live yet, but you can review the transition, route fit, and related live Azure AI practice options while coverage is being prioritized.

Who AI-901 is for

  • candidates starting the Azure AI fundamentals path after the AI-900 retirement window
  • learners who need fundamentals-level AI concepts, workloads, Azure resources, and Microsoft Foundry awareness
  • technical and non-technical candidates who want a first Microsoft AI credential but expect more hands-on Azure and Python language than older AI-900 prep

AI-901 exam snapshot

  • Vendor: Microsoft
  • Official certification name: Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
  • Exam code: AI-901
  • Exam status shown by Microsoft Learn: beta
  • AI-900 replacement note: Microsoft says AI-900 retires June 30, 2026 and is replaced by AI-901
  • Current IT Mastery status: full simulator not yet live

Topic coverage for AI-901

AreaPractical focus
AI workloads and considerationsRecognize common AI solution types and responsible AI constraints.
Machine learning principles on AzureUnderstand basic ML concepts, data, training, evaluation, and service fit.
Computer vision, NLP, and generative AIMatch workloads to Azure AI service families and Foundry capabilities.
AI concepts and responsibilitiesUnderstand what candidates must know before deeper AI engineering routes.
Foundry implementation awarenessRecognize how Azure AI solutions are implemented and governed at a fundamentals level.

Use these live IT Mastery pages now

If you need to practice…Best pageWhy
current Azure AI FundamentalsAI-900Best live route while AI-901-specific coverage is not live.
broader Azure fundamentalsAZ-900Reinforces Azure services, identity, governance, and cloud language.
next-step AI apps and agentsAI-103Best status page if you are moving from fundamentals into implementation.

Practice bank status

  • Current status: In demand review
  • Exact IT Mastery simulator for this exam: not yet live
  • Best use right now: use AI-900 practice for live fundamentals work, then request AI-901 coverage if this is your exam code
  • Update path: request an update above if AI-901 is your actual target exam

Official sources

What to open next

  • Taking AI-900 before retirement? Open AI-900 .
  • Choosing among the new Microsoft AI routes? Open Microsoft .
Revised on Friday, April 24, 2026